Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 15, 2009No. 2008-KA-00944-COAPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Patricia Ann Brown was convicted by a Pontotoc County Circuit Court jury of possession of cocaine, in an amount greater than .10 gram but less than 2 grams, and sentenced as a habitual offender to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without eligibility for parole or probation. She now appeals this conviction and sentence. Finding no error, we affirm.

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On January 4, 2007, Julius Hole-some, a long-time friend of Brown, was spending the night with Diane Rippley, a woman with whom he had a…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ladell Maggett, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  4. Skinner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  5. Artea Chilton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017

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